• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    The standard kit for Ottawa is

    • electric heat pump
    • gas furnace

    It’s in every place I ever saw, and it uses just the heat pump except for the -25 days (or 4 months of the year, for Ottawa) when it kicks the furnace on.

    In short, it’s a very workable system.

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      3 months ago

      ya, a ‘duel fuel’ system, got a quote to replace my aging furnace, but couldnt make it work at the time. still high on my list to do.